Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:18:17 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20111225
From: mcmillan@apo.nmsu.edu
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Sunday, December 25, 2011
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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B.Balick.         K.Kwitter             DIS            17:10   00:54
D.Bizyaev         D.Bizyaev             DIS            00:58   06:00
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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UW06/R     17:12   00:00    0    0    0    0   5.5  1.3   0    0
NM06/R     00:00   06:55    0    0    0    0   6.9  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: R.McMillan
Open all night with partly cloudy to clear skies, moderate to poor seeing.
 No problems, and the dome shutter doors sound normal again.
Christmas dinner menu:
Spiced apple juice
Passport tropical iced tea
Corn chips, salsa, guacamole hummus
Soy chips, edamame hummus
12-grain crackers, cream cheese
Roasted qua-duck-ant (look it up!) with gravy
Manchego mashed potatoes
Roasted asparagus spears with vanilla butter and pomegranate molasses
Southwestern spiced corn
Cranberry chutney
Chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies
Apple walnut yogurt salad
Pumpkin cheesecake
                    ------- FAILURE LOG -------
PROG   INST   FAILURE MODE     TIME
    (SEDFNVOG)   TI/SHU    START  FINISH  DESCRIPTION
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            ---------------- FOCUS LOG ---------------
Time  Instrument  Focus     Az  El  Temp Strc Prim  Sec  Air  filt  FWHM
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 18:35 dis-slit   465( -523) -89  65  -8.5 -5.7 -6.4 -6.1 -8.0   -  1.80
               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    20    11      1   176    (S)    672  ptly cldy   none
     17:00    18     8      6   356    (N)    448 mstly clr    none
     18:00    16     8     14    74  (ENE)    443    clear     none
     19:00    16     7     12    22  (NNE)    523  ptly cldy   none
     20:00    17     7      6    22  (NNE)    502  ptly cldy   none
     21:00    17     8     13    41   (NE)    569  ptly cldy   none
     22:00    19    12     10    27  (NNE)    879 mstly clr    none
     23:00    15    10      3   224   (SW)    616 mstly clr    none
     00:00    15     9      2   236   (SW)    634    clear    humid
     01:00    15     9      6   290  (WNW)    651    clear     none
     02:00    16     8      8   279    (W)    684    clear     none
     03:00    16     8      3   347  (NNW)    670    clear     none
     04:00    16     7      7   342  (NNW)    688    clear     none
     05:00    16     4      7     2    (N)    599    clear     none
     06:00    17     5     14   321   (NW)    612    clear     none
     Note: the wind was coming from the azimuth listed.
     The convention used is north=0 degrees, east=90 degrees.
     The dust count is particles > 1u per 0.1 cubic feet.
                          TELESCOPE STATUS
    Telescope drives operational. Current TCC version: 2.15.0
    Current TUI version: 1.9.4